January 11, 2012

Political Prisoner Issa Saharkhiz Hospitalized in Tehran

Journalist and political activist Issa Saharkhiz has been at Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran since 14 December 2011, a source close to his family told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. The source added that the political prisoner’s family is under immense pressure ...

August 17, 2011

Weekly Rights Podcast 34

In this week’s Weekly Rights Podcast: the final verdict on the three imprisoned American hikers, Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal has not been announced; National Press Club president Mark Hamrick condemns journalist Kouhyar Goudarzi’s disappearance and his mother’s arrest; Reza Khandan, husband of ...

November 17, 2010

Issa Saharkhiz Remains in Prison Despite Medical Leave Authorization

Mehdi Saharkhiz, son of Issa Saharkhiz, journalist and former National Press Director of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about his father’s dire physical condition. “My father is in serious need of medical care. ...

August 9, 2010

“My Father is in Great Spirits, But His Heart Condition Might Cost Him His Life,” says Mehdi Saharkhiz

Mehdi Saharkhiz, son of distinguished journalist and prisoner of conscience Issa Saharkhiz, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that despite his poor health, his father’s spirits are high. About a letter written by several journalists in Rajaee Shahr Prison proposing a live debate ...